What? Two posts in one day? Be careful, lady, you run the risk of maintaining a blog like a responsible blog-maintainer (technical term, FYI).  What’s that you say? This isn’t a real post, just another self-promoting link? OK, well then I think you’re safe.

Here is my Social Media Rules For New Parents piece, which has had a long and tortured path to publication.  I wrote it over a year ago for The Awl, who wanted it, sat on it, then finally changed their collective Awl minds and dumped it. Poor, sad, dumped piece. But then came Babble, and they pay (do not ask how much; that might temper the happy ending aspect).  And here it is, in slideshow form!

This one seems to have gotten some traffic, and some hilariously indignant, sic-heavy comments. It’s amazing how much easier it is to dismiss critics when they cannot spell or assemble correct sentences.  This one was my favorite:

“first off for all of you who are bashing new mothers for posting about there babies GOD gave them to us to brag about and our families like to see new pics. and if i want my profile picture to be of my son and you dont like it dont look at it. and if you dont like my profile picture because you cant find me because it isnt a picture of me you probably arent that important to me. i personally think that if you dont like us befriend us and you are probably just jealous that you dont have a sweet baby to brag about ]”

NAILED IT.